Wednesday - August 02, 2006

Discrimination?

Is the government practicing discrimination against foreign immigrants from the Middle East and Asia, particularly Muslims? They better be. We are engaged in a war with Muslim radicals in case no one noticed. If Sven from Sweden gets his citizenship faster than Yousef from Yemen gets his that’s probably because the FBI is doing its job and trying to make sure Yousef isn’t an Al Qaeda agent. That’s a fact and if Yousef doesn’t like it, he can damn well go back to Yemen.

What’s the rush anyway? America isn’t going anywhere any time soon. These Muslims need to be patient and continue to work and get ready to become citizens. Filing a lawsuit is pure crap, in my opinion and is a bad sign. It shows they are ready to use our legal system to get what they want when they want it. We don’t need any more people like that. We already have enough of that partiuclar type of asshat. They’re called Liberals ....

Immigrants Sue Over Citizenship Delays
LOS ANGELES (AP) - August 2, 2006, 6:54 AM EDT

Ten Middle Eastern and Asian immigrants sued the government Tuesday, alleging officials let their U.S. citizenship applications linger indefinitely by delaying background checks. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, asks that a federal judge review the files and administer the oath of citizenship.

It also seeks class-action status to include all immigrants who have been waiting at least six months for naturalization after filing applications at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service in Los Angeles.

Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Muslims and immigrants from the Middle East and Asia have often complained of unexplained delays in the processing of immigration applications. The Southern California lawsuit follows a handful of others across the country.

“Whether the delays are based on discrimination or incompetence, they have to end,” said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Southern California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which filed the lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.

Sharon Rummery, spokeswoman for the Citizenship and Immigration Service, said only about 1 percent of citizenship applicants wait longer than six months. “I have no idea why some take longer,” said Rummery, who added her agency can’t process an application until the FBI returns the background check.

Agent Richard Kolko said the FBI hadn’t seen the legal action and couldn’t comment. Generally, legal permanent residents, or “green card” holders, can apply for citizenship if they have lived in the country a certain number of years, speak English fluently and pass a citizenship exam.

Federal law requires the government to approve or deny a citizenship application 120 days after an immigrant passes the exam. It’s taking a lot longer than that for Yousuf Bhaghani, 35, who immigrated from Pakistan 17 years ago. Bhaghani, one of the 10 immigrants in the lawsuit, said he passed the citizenship exam in 2002, and has been waiting for an answer ever since. “In my heart, I’m already an American in every way,” said Bhaghani. “Now I want to be able to fully participate as a citizen.”

Posted by The Skipper     on 08/02/2006 at 09:19 AM   
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